TY  - BOOK
AU  - Penner, Sarah
TI  - The lost apothecary
SN  - 9780778311973
AV  - PS3616.E5563  L67 2021
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Ontario
PB  - Park Row Books
KW  - Pharmacists
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - Secrecy
KW  - London (England)
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Mystery fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
N2  - Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.

Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.

With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time
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